An evaluation of the District Health Information System in rural South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 522-549

  Garrib, Anu ^a   Stoops, N ^b   Dlamini, L ^a   Govender, T ^c   Rohde, J ^d   Herbst, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Health Information Systems Program   (South Africa)

^c KwaZulu Natal Conservation Trust   (South Africa)

^d Management Sciences for Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 48749090534     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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